The concept of activity as a basic unit of analysis for CSCW research

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dc.contributor.authorKuutti, Kari
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-15T11:56:11Z
dc.date.available2017-04-15T11:56:11Z
dc.date.issued1991
dc.description.abstractesew research has had problems in selecting the basic structural and functional unit for the analysis of work. For convenient location of the computer support, some meaningful intermediate whole should be defined between the individual and the organization. The concepts of 'team' and 'group' are intuitively understandable, but somewhat weak for serious analysis. This paper suggests that the concept of 'activity' from Activity Theory could fill the gap, and compares the properties of the activity concept with the needs of esew research. A classification of work support types based on the concept of activity, is produced in order to demonstrate its potential usefulness.
dc.identifier.isbn978-94-011-3506-1
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
dc.relation.ispartofECSCW 1991: Proceedings of the Second European Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work
dc.relation.ispartofseriesECSCW
dc.titleThe concept of activity as a basic unit of analysis for CSCW research
dc.typeText
gi.conference.date24-27 September 1991
gi.conference.locationAmsterdam, The Netherlands
gi.conference.sessiontitleFull Papers

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